The screenplay was inspired by the real-life travel diaries of ethnographers Theodor Koch-Grünberg and Richard Evans Schultes .
The film is highly regarded for its "hypnotic grandeur" and was the first Colombian film to receive an Academy Award nomination for Best Foreign Language Film . It features dialogue in nine different languages, reflecting the rich linguistic diversity of the Amazon . El Abrazo de la Serpiente
Decolonial encounters in Ciro Guerra’s El abrazo de la serpiente The screenplay was inspired by the real-life travel
Explores the devastating effects of colonialism, the clash between Western and indigenous worldviews, and the loss of ancient knowledge . Decolonial encounters in Ciro Guerra’s El abrazo de
Portrayed by Nilbio Torres (as a young shaman) and Antonio Bolívar (as an elder shaman) .
The critically acclaimed feature film (released internationally as Embrace of the Serpent ) is a 2015 adventure drama directed by Ciro Guerra . Set deep within the Colombian Amazon, it follows two parallel journeys thirty years apart, both centered on the relationship between an indigenous shaman named Karamakate and two Western scientists searching for the rare, sacred plant yakruna . Feature Overview Director: Ciro Guerra Release Year: 2015